Jack Vettriano Prints - Artist Biography

Jack Vettriano was born in 1951 in rural Scotland. At the age of 21, his artistic side was awakened by a watercolor set given to him by his girlfriend as a birthday gift. This gift inspired him to turn his focus from his job as a mining engineer towards painting, beginning a love affair with the canvas and brush. Remarkably, Vettriano was self-taught, demonstrating his dedication to and love of art.
It took over 14 years of perfecting his discipline before Vettriano felt comfortable displaying his work to a public audience. Much to his surprise, his works were immediately met with a great deal of praise. In the summer of 1989, he offered two of his paintings to the Royal Scottish Academy's annual exhibit, and both of these works were accepted and sold on the very first day. From th
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e beginning, Vettriano's paintings were met with an enthusiastic response from art dealers and curators, making him one of the most beloved Scottish painters of our time.
Vettriano's paintings traditionally depict shadowed figures in conversation or caught up in some activity. These paintings have a haunting quality, and usually leave the individual's faces lost in the shadows or turning away from the viewer. His works often depict scenes of life and leisure in the '40s, taking us back in time to an opulent era.
Over the past 10 years, the demand for Vettriano's work has continued to increase. Sold out exhibitions in Europe and Asia have been common occurrences, indicating a strong desire for Vettriano's inspired works. In addition to his exhibitions, Vettriano has received a strong following of fans as a result of the widespread distribution of his prints and prints. You, too, can enjoy one of Vettriano's fine creations by obtaining a print directly through our website.
Jack Vettriano's Early Life
In the painting industry, there are lots of well-known individuals who made a lot of painting pieces. One of the most popular professional painters that have a lot of paintings made is Jack Vettriano. This particular Scottish painter has a lot of pieces made and all are high quality in appearance. One of the most popular pieces made by this individual is the one made in 1992 labeled The Singing Butler. By the time that Jack Vettriano made this particular painting; it has been a best seller in Great Britain. Before this painter made a lot of beautiful and attractive paintings, his life has been through ups and downs that an ordinary individual is prone to encounter in this life.
In Methil, Fife, Jack Vettriano grew up in there along with his family as this is the place known as industrial seaside. His family has been through a lot of obstacles in a lot of ways including financially. They survived from poverty as his mother and father don’t have a stable source of income. He grew up with his mother, father and an older brother. They have been residing in a Spartan miner’s cottage. Even if they don’t have a stable shelter, they lived in a happy community as they are only sharing one bed with his brother. All of their clothes are handed down as they don’t have enough money to purchase new ones. At the age of 10, the painter has been through a lot of jobs for them to survive. His father let him deliver milk and papers to their neighborhood just to earn money for their foods. He also entered a job that has the description of cleaning windows of establishments and even houses. Just because they are suffering from poverty, he entered a lot of jobs such as picking potatoes and others just to earn money. As by the time of his salary, his father took half of his earning. With a very young age, he knows how to survive in everyday lives as he is earning from other people as exchange of his service.
At the age of 16, Jack Vettriano left his school and directly became an apprentice mining engineer. In 1970s, this particular painter don’t have interests in painting until a particular girlfriend bought him set of watercolors as a present for his 21st birthday. After that time, he has been through a lot of struggles as he starts to paint pieces of paintings. At the age of 36, Jack Vettriano left Gail, his wife for about 8 years of marriage. At that age, this specific painter adopted the maiden name of his mother and immediately applies to the University of Edinburgh for the course of Fine Arts. Unluckily, his portfolio has been rejected by the particular school’s faculty.
These pieces of information are the early life of Jack Vettriano. This individual reached the high level of popularity as the one that made a lot of attractive painting pieces. Compared to other paintings out there, people choose to have the paintings made by this particular individual. This is because of being attractive and beautiful.